Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in San Antonio, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	32
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 36 credits of coursework; thesis or comprehensive exam within 6 years; minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Continuous enrollment until time of graduation; admission to candidacy; oral examination; 90 credits of coursework and research; minimum GPA of 3.0 on all coursework

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

176

Applied

100

Accepted

33

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 15th	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	September 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree in computer science offered by UTSA or an equivalent academic preparation from an accredited college or university in the United States or a comparable foreign institution; minimum GPA of 3.0; at least 24 semester credit hours in the area (12 of which must be at the upper-division level)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree in computer science offered by UTSA or an equivalent academic preparation from an accredited college or university in the United States or a comparable foreign institution; minimum GPA of 3.0; at least 24 semester credit hours in the area (12 of which must be at the upper-division level)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

129

Total Graduate Students

51%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.73%
Black or African American	1.55%
White or Caucasian	17%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10.08%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.55%
Unknown	3.1%

Gender

Male (76%)

Female (23%)

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 0

Male (16)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Cyber security, cloud computing, software engineering, data science, bioinformatics and computational biology, high performance computing and storage systems, programming languages, operating systems, real-time systems, embedded computing, human-computer Interaction, augmented reality, computer vision and multimedia, wireless networks, artificial intelligence and machine learning
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	4,401,878

Location & Contact

Address One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX  78249-0617
United States

Contact Dr. Jianwei Niu
Department Chair
Email: jianwei.niu@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-7360

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